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DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1711267
An epitympanic radiogaphic opacity is not always a cholesteatom
Introduction The middle ear tumors are rare pathological entities in ENT medicine and most of them are benign. Ordered according to the descending frequency, the most frequent of these tumors are the middle ear adenomas, the papillary tumors and meningiomas. A plasma cell granuloma, manifested in the head and neck area is a rarity. Less than 5 % of the extrapulmonary manifestations of a plasma cell granuloma are found in the head and neck area.
Case report In this poster, we report on a male patient 71 years old who was referred to our clinic with combined hearing loss and an epitympanal shadowing in the direction of the right antrum mastoideum in the HR- computed tomography of the temporal bone. A surgical excision of the tumor was performed. Histopathological examination revealed a plasma cell granuloma. In the follow-up was no evidence for recurrence disease.
Discussion Epitympanal shadowing in the CT of the temporal bone are not always cholesteatomas, therefore, a meaningful evaluation and therapy are appropriate.
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10 June 2020
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